Addressing the issues of delimitation and enhancement of local autonomy in the management of local cmmunities is an exciting and challenging endeavor, especially since this subject is very topical. This paper, built up on the investigation of recent publications in local government management,...

Given the variety and diversity of social needs coming from the whole human community, public administration aims to ensure the achievement of these needs and requirements of general interest by providing direct public services. Seen as a way of meeting the practical needs of the public, we can...

Assuming the existence of a local collectivity which administers itself by the full exercise of the powers transferred to the process of decentralization, the application of the subsidiarity principle at local public administration level directs the allocation of responsibilities to the lowest...

To meet the needs and expectations of citizens - customers, the government from the administrative units provides local public services. Organization and functioning of local public services should be designed to lead to meeting the needs of beneficiaries - members of the local community. In...

The article identifies the doctrinaire controversies existing in defining the public service. The main idea in defining the public service, as a an activity conducted or authorized by an administrative authority, is inextricably linked with the idea of general interest. In this context the...

The article deals with the problem of reforming the public water and sewerage service, in the context of applying the decentralization and deconcentration, as principles of organization and functioning of the public administration. A priority of public administration is the reform of public...

Procedures are a set of principles and rules by which the employment relationship should be conducted. They also represents mechanisms used by the parties in the settlement of the problems occurred in these relationships. Not only private organizations can have a set of procedures governing...

Autonomy and decentralization - current directions in the local public administration management - which this study is built around, have generated extensive discussion and controversy, especially in the current administrative context. Enhancing local autonomy through the transfer of new skills...

The transition from centralization to decentralization has emerged as a necessity in managing the administrative system. Not a few are those who have focused to study this issue, investigating the main ideas expressed thus giving us the opportunity to shape an epistemological vision. We are...

The smooth running of the activities of local public administration management and proper serving of local needs is impossible without recognition to representatives of the local government management autonomy in making decisions and taking actions regarding local community. Having this as...